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Ministry of Heavy Industries
Performance of PSU
As per Public Enterprises Surveys laid in the Parliament in respective years, the aggregate net worth of operating CPSEs has increased during the last 10 years i.e. from 2008-09 to 2017-18 as per details given below:

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Year
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Net Worth
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Year
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Net Worth
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2008-09
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583144
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2013-14
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926663
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2009-10
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652993
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2014-15
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962518
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2010-11
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709498
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2015-16
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1079953
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2011-12
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776162
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2016-17
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1066885
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2012-13
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850921
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2017-18
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1108595
According to the Public Enterprise Survey 2009-10 and 2017-18 laid in the Parliament in the respective years, the share of market capitalization of CPSEs was 26.36% and 10.70% of the total market capitalization of the BSE for the said two years respectively. During the period, though the number of CPSEs have increased from 40 to 52, the Market Capitalization of the CPSEs has increased by 87.09%. The details of Market Capitalization of the listed CPSEs as on 31.03.2009 and 31.03.2018 are given below.

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Particulars
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31.03.09
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31.03.18
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Market Capitalization of CPSEs
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813530
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1522041
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Total Market Capitalization of BSE
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3086075
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14224997
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Market Cap of CPSEs as % of BSE Market Capitalization
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26.36%
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10.70%
As per Public Enterprises Survey Report of DPE, the performance of Coal India Limited, ONGC and NTPC in terms of Market Capitalization for the last three years is given below

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Particulars
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31.03.2016
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31.03.2017
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31.03.2018
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Coal India Limited
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184438
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181753
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175980
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ONGC
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183729
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237479
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228175
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NTPC Ltd.
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106202
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136833
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139926
Both ONGC and NTPC have shown an increase in Market Capitalization as on 31.03.2018 when compared to 31.03.2016.
This information was given by the Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Prakash Javadekar, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
President's Secretariat
The President Underwent Cataract Surgery Today at Army Hospital 
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind underwent cataract surgery of his second eye today morning  at the Army Hospital , New Delhi. Surgery was successful and he has been discharged from the Hospital. His first eye was also successfully operated on August 19, 2021 at the Army Hospital.
Ministry of Education
Digital University
Government of India in its Budget 2022-2023 has announced establishment of Digital University. The University will provide access to students across the country for world-class quality universal education with personalised learning experience at their doorsteps. This will be made available in different Indian languages and ICT formats. The University will be built on a networked hub-spoke model, with the hub building cutting edge ICT expertise. The best public universities and institutions in the country will collaborate as a network of hub-spokes. The Department of Higher Education, in consultation with University Grants Commission , All India Council for Technical Education  and other stakeholders has initiated the process to ensure the early start of this digital university.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Facing once in century challenge head on, 20 Oxygen Expresses complete their journey, delivering 1125 MT  LMO in 76 tankers
7 Oxygen Expresses on the run with 422 MT LMO in 27 tankers
Haryana will receive its 4th and 5th Oxygen Express carrying nearly 72 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen from Angul  and Rourkela 
Another Oxygen Express with 85 tonnes is on its way from Hapa  and reaching Gurgaon for delivery in NCR region
Oxygen Express to Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are on the run
Overcoming all hurdles and finding new solutions, Indian Railways is continuing its journey of bringing relief by delivering Liquid Medical Oxygen to various states across the country. So far, Indian Railways has delivered 1125 MT  of LMO in 76 tankers to various states across the country. 20 Oxygen Expresses have already completed their journey and 7 more loaded Oxygen Express are on the run carrying 422 MT  of LMO in 27 tankers. It is Indian Railways endeavour to deliver as much LMO as possible in the shortest time possible to the requesting states.
Third Oxygen Express to Delhi carrying 120 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen is on its way from Durgapur and is expected to reach Delhi on 04 May 2021.
Telangana will receive its second Oxygen Express from Angul carrying 60.23 MT LMO.
Haryana will receive its 4th, 5th Oxygen Express carrying nearly 72 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen from Angul  and Rourkela . Another Oxygen Express with 85 tonnes is on its way from Hapa  and reaching Gurgaon for delivery in NCR region.
More Oxygen Express to Madhya Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh  , Telangana, Haryana & Delhi carrying 422.08 MT LMO in 7 Oxygen Express are on their way.
So far, Indian Railways has delivered more than 1125 metric tonnes Liquid Medical Oxygen  to Maharashtra , Uttar Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh , Delhi , Haryana  & Telangana .
Ministry of Urban Development
People more united than ever before in nation building, says Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu
3 years of Modi Government brought people out of despair and made empowered citizens proud of being Indians, says Minister
Inspired city and state governments with a spirit of competition leading the urban transformation, says Shri Naidu
Minister compliments Team India for the change happening in the country
Minister of Urban Development and Information & Broadcasting Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today said that the Government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during the last three years has unified the people more than ever before in nation building besides bringing them out of despair and guiding them towards new horizons and making every citizen proud of being Indian. He further said that by empowering different sections of the society, a strong foundation has been laid for making a New India of the hopes and aspirations of all the people.
In a series of tweets on the occasion of completion of three years in office of the Government, Shri Venkaiah Naidu said the following:
“Three years of Modi Government unified the Nation more than ever before in its resolve and unity of action for Making of Developed India. India is riding high. People have been brought out of despair and the country is racing towards new horizons. 2014 mandate is taking shape steadily. Thanks Team India.
Three years of decisive, honest, caring, considerate, innovative, accountable and empowering governance laid the foundation for a New India of the hopes and aspirations of the people. Gaon, Garib, Kisan, Yuva, Mazdoor, Mahila, SCs, STs and Minorities are being empowered and the potential of Indians and India is being unleashed.
Three years of Modi Government made every citizen proud of being Indians and with belief in self and in the leadership restored, India is set to scale new heights.”
Shri Naidu, who is also the Minister of Urban Development tweeted saying:
“Three years of urban transformation infused new vigor in city and state governments for building a resurgent Urban India. Cities competing with each other holds promise for better urban living. Thanks Team India. 500 AMRUT cities and 98 smart cities now have clear five year action plans for improving urban infrastructure and quality of life, a first of its kind. Over Rs.4.00 lakh cr investments have so far been approved during the last three years for improving urban infrastructure.”
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Ministry of Tourism
Tourism and Hospitality sector is one of the largest employment generating sector in India: Shri G Kishan Reddy
Tourism sector has provided 79.86 Million direct & indirect jobs in year 2019-20 as per the 3rd TSA
Tourism and Hospitality sector is one of the largest employments generating sector in India and has been contributing towards generation of major chunk of Foreign Exchange Earning . As per the 3rd TSA  for years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 the contribution of tourism to employment of the country is as follows:
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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Share in jobs 
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14.78
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14.87
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15.34
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Direct 
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6.44
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6.48
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6.69
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Indirect 
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8.34
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8.39
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8.65
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Direct + Indirect jobs due to tourism 
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72.69
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75.85
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79.86
As on 18.07.2022, exams for 03 batches of Incredible India Tourism Facilitator  basic certificate course has been successfully conducted, under which a total of 3795 candidates have been declared successful and certificates are bring issued to them after completion of their police verification. Under the revised guideline for IITF Certification Program, the existing Regional Level Guides  have been renamed as Incredible India Tourist Guides . A total number of 1795 IITGs  have successfully completed the Refresher course.
The IITFC programme was launched on 01.01.2020 with an objective to create a pool of well trained and professional Tourist Facilitators across the country. This is a digital initiative which provides an online learning platform under IITFC programme for basic, advanced , spoken language and refresher courses for candidates. The guidelines for IITFC have been framed keeping in mind market demand, request from tourism stakeholders etc. Recently, as per the request received from the stakeholders, the minimum educational criteria has been raised to Graduation or equivalent degree for IITG  course.
This information was given by Minister of Tourism Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Joint Statement of 16th AEM-India Consultations
Economic Ministers from ten ASEAN Member States and the Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of India  met on 10 September 2019 at Bangkok in Thailand for the sixteenth AEM-India Consultations. The Consultations were co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, Thailand, Jurin Laksanawisit and Minister of Railways and Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal.
The Ministers noted that, based on preliminary ASEAN data, two-way merchandise trade between ASEAN and India grew by 9.8 per cent from USD 73.6 billion in 2017 to USD 80.8 billion in 2018. The Ministers were also pleased to note the recovery of Foreign Direct Investment  inflows from India in 2018, amounting to USD 1.7 billion. This placed India as ASEAN’s sixth largest trading partner and sixth largest source of FDI among ASEAN Dialogue Partners. According to India’s preliminary data, FDI inflows into India from ASEAN in 2018 was USD 16.41 billion, approximately 36.98 per cent of total FDI flow into India.
The Ministers were pleased to note the ratification of the ASEAN-India Trade in Services Agreement by all Parties in 2018. The Ministers also noted the on-going efforts for the ratification of the ASEAN-India Investment Agreement and looked forward to the full ratification by all Parties as soon as possible. The Ministers agreed to initiate the review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement  to make the AIFTA more user-friendly, simple, and trade facilitative for businesses and to constitute a Joint Committee, as provided in Article 17 of the AITIGA, for this purpose. The Ministers tasked officials to work on the details of the review and submit an update at the 17th AEM-India Consultations.
The Ministers commended the outcomes of the 4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit held on 21-23 February 2019 in New Delhi, India. The Ministers noted that the event provided an ideal platform for investors, business leaders, industry captains and policy makers to enhance their engagements in further facilitating mutual trade and investment. In this regard, the ASEAN Economic Ministers encouraged for the promotion of this event to business communities in ASEAN as an effective platform for discussions, exchange of ideas, and buyer-seller matching.
The Ministers welcomed the recommendations of the ASEAN-India Business Council to further promote the potential of bilateral trade through the utilisation of ASEAN-India FTA as well as cooperation in some areas of mutual interest such as financial technology , connectivity, start-ups, and innovation, empowerment of youth and women, and MSMEs development. The Ministers also expressed their support for the Fourth ASEAN-India Business Summit and Business Excellence Award, which will be held in Manila in October 2019.
Link for List of Participants
Special Service and Features
An awareness programme on income tax for college students
In order to spread awareness about income tax among college students, the Income Tax Department will be conducting an event tomorrow  at Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam JIPMER Auditorium, Puducherry around 04:00 pm. Smt. Sangeeta Singh, Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes , Ministry of Finance will be the Chief Guest, while Dr. Ashok Shankarrao Badhe, Dean, JIPMER, Karaikal will participate as the Guest of Honour in the presence of Shri Ravichandran Ramasamy, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Region. Students from leading colleges of Puducherry will be participating in large numbers in this event. Shri. J. Prem Anand and Shri. K.N Dhandapani, Additional Commissioners of Income Tax, Chennai will make a detailed visual presentation of the salient features of income tax system.
Students of Loyola college, Chennai will perform a drama titled, Pay Tax to buy Happiness. The same set of students will also perform the drama to create tax awareness among public at 08:00 p.m. near the Mahatma Gandhi statue located in Puducherry beach.
An open house session to clarify and explain various queries and doubts related to income tax will also be held. Such events are arranged to sensitize the importance of tax amongst youth, the future tax payers.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Press Statement
A recent article, following closely on the heels of a series of similar pieces by certain media platforms, makes conjectures and tries to sensationalize routine purchase of crude oil by Indian Oil Companies from Russia based on concocted “source-based” stories. Such blatant misuse of the freedom of the Press could be disregarded but cannot, in this case, because this is a part of a pre-meditated attempt to further destabilize an already fragile global oil market.
The comparison of selective data in the article in order to produce a false narrative is clearly a part of an orchestrated campaign. The article also contains several inherent contradictions.
India’s energy needs are enormous with daily consumption of around 5 million barrels and a refining capacity of 250 MMTPA. For energy security and to fulfill its objective of providing energy justice to each of its citizens, Indian Energy companies buy from all major oil producers in the World. On an average, India has the unique distinction of servicing 60 million visitors at its petrol pumps every single day. Despite challenging times, it is important for the Government to ensure access to affordable energy to our citizens.
Our top 10 import destinations are mostly from West Asia. In the recent past, USA has become a major crude oil source for India, supplying almost $13 bn worth of energy imports, with almost 7.3% of market share of crude oil imports.
India has been constrained to pay ever increasing prices charged by certain oil suppliers, which is leading India to diversify its sources of procurement. Meanwhile, energy demand in India remains inelastic. At the current price levels, many countries in the immediate neighborhood are facing severe fuel shortages and chaos due to high fuel inflation.
Indian Energy companies have been sourcing energy supplies from Russia, on a sustained basis, over past several years. Yearly figures may have varied due to variety of reasons, including operational necessities. If suddenly, now, as a huge importer of crude oil, India pulls back on its diversified sources, concentrating on the remaining, in an already constrained market, it will lead to further volatility and instability, jacking up international prices.
Despite attempts to portray it otherwise, energy purchases from Russia remain miniscule in comparison to India’s total consumption. Journalists who wish to get a better understanding of the ever evolving energy situation would be well advised to turn their attention to other parts of the World to countries which are major consumers of energy supplied from Russia.
India’s legitimate energy transactions cannot be politicized. Energy flows are yet to be sanctioned. Based on unverified sources, such journalistic pieces are intended to increase their own readership. Instead of responsibly informing debate, such sensationalistic reports, end up serving vested interests including speculators, leading to negative impact on the global economic recovery.
Prime Minister's Office
PM asks people to participate in Logo Design Contest for India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has asked people to participate in Logo Design Contest for India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency.
Replying to a tweet by the official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs, the Prime Minister tweeted:
"A special competition that celebrates the creativity of our youth.
Do take part in this contest!"
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri Lays Foundation Stone of ONGC-funded Yatri Niwas in Jammu
Inspired by the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation  Limited is funding the construction of National Disaster Mitigation Centre and Yatri Niwas in Sidhra, Jammu. Hon’ble Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, and Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha laid the centre’s foundation stone today, 6th June 2023 in Jammu.
Every year, lakhs of tourists visit Srinagar and Amarnath. The large footfalls have been causing logistical challenge for a long time, especially for the needy tourists and pilgrims. This ONGC-funded Yatri Niwas will solve the logistical challenge to a large extent, by providing accommodation for 30,000 tourists in a year, thus staggering the movement of tourists and pilgrims.
The ONGC Disaster Management Centre will play a pivotal role in providing essential amenities such as lodging, sanitation, and safe drinking water. It will serve as a central hub for distributing vital information and delivering relief measures during emergencies. Additionally, it will contribute to traffic management and ensure a seamless tourist/pilgrimage experience, with a special focus on facilitating boarding and lodging facilities for needy tourists/pilgrims.
Moreover, the local population, including unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled workers, artisans, craftsmen, daily wage laborers, street vendors, and weavers, will also experience the positive impact of increased footfalls resulting from these ONGC-created facilities.
The construction of the National Disaster Mitigation Center and Yatri Niwas will take place on a 1.84-acre  plot, with an approximate built-up area of 1.875 acres . ONGC, through its Corporate Infrastructure Group, will oversee the implementation of this project to ensure its timely and efficient completion, while also upholding its commitment to corporate social responsibility .
As a part of its extensive Corporate Social Responsibility  initiative, ONGC has made a generous pledge of Rs. 51 crore to support this project. This substantial undertaking, funded by India’s Energy Maharatna ONGC, further demonstrates its unwavering commitment to serve the nation.
The event was attended by the Chairman and CEO of ONGC Shri Arun Kumar Singh, as well as other esteemed guests. The ceremony was also attended by senior officials from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and ONGC.
Ministry of Tourism
Enabling digitalization by setting up Online Medical Value Travel  Portal is one of key pillars of National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism
Promotion and development of Tourism, including Medical Tourism, is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/ UT Administrations. In order to boost Medical Tourism in the country, Ministry of Tourism has formulated a National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism. The Strategy has identified the following key pillars:
i. Develop a brand for India as a wellness destination
ii. Strengthen the ecosystem for medical and wellness tourism
iii. Enable digitalization by setting up Online Medical Value Travel  Portal
iv. Enhancement of accessibility for Medical Value Travel
v. Promoting Wellness Tourism
vi. Governance and Institutional Framework
However, as part of its on-going activities, Ministry of Tourism, releases global print, electronic and online media campaigns in important and potential markets overseas, under the ‘Incredible India’ brand-line, to promote various tourism destinations and products of the country. Digital promotions are also regularly undertaken through the Social Media accounts of the Ministry on different themes including the theme of Medical Tourism.
The Government of India liberalized the e-Tourist Visa Scheme pursuant to the cabinet approval on 30.11.2016 and the e-Tourist Visa  scheme was renamed to e-visa Scheme and, at present, it has e-medical Visa and e-Medical Attendant Visa as sub-categories of e-visa.
In the case of e-Medical Visa and for e-Medical Attendant Visa, triple entry is permitted and extension may be granted up to 6 months on case to case basis on merits of each case by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officers /Foreigners Registration Officer  concerned. Medical Attendant Visa was co-terminus with the validity of the principal e visa holder.
Further, Union Ministry of Health is coordinating with other Ministries and stakeholders viz. Hospitals, Medical Value Travel  facilitators, Insurance Companies, NABH etc. to promote medical value travel in the country.
This reply was given by Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Development of North-Eastern Region Shri G.Kishan Reddy in Lok Sabha today in a written reply.